(i)
An
accredited institution of higher education in this state that meets the
requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and is state-assisted,
is nonprofit and has a certificate of authorization pursuant to Chapter 1713.
of the Revised Code, has a certificate of registration from the state board of
career colleges and schools and program authorization to award an associate or
bachelor's degree, or is a private institution exempt from regulation under
Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code as prescribed in section
3333.046 of the Revised Code.
Students who attend an institution that holds a certificate of registration
shall be enrolled in a program leading to an associate or bachelor's degree for
which associate or bachelor's degree program the institution has program
authorization issued under section
3332.05 of the Revised
Code.

(ii)
A
technical education program of at least two years duration sponsored by a
private institution of higher education in this state that meets the
requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

(c)
Enrolled as a full-time student or enrolled as a less than full-time student
for the term expected to be the student's final term of enrollment and is
enrolled for the number of credit hours necessary to complete the requirements
of the program in which the student is enrolled.

(2)
"Gross income" includes all taxable and nontaxable income of the parents, the
student, and the student's spouse, except income derived from an Ohio academic
scholarship, income earned by the student between the last day of the spring
term and the first day of the fall term, and other income exclusions designated
by the chancellor of higher education. Gross income
may be verified to the chancellor by the institution in which the student is
enrolled using the federal financial aid eligibility verification process or by
other means satisfactory to the chancellor.

(B)
The
chancellor shall establish and administer an instructional grant program and
may adopt rules to carry out this section. The general assembly shall support
the instructional grant program by such sums and in such manner as it may
provide, but the chancellor may also receive funds from other sources to
support the program. If the amounts available for support of the program are
inadequate to provide grants to all eligible students, preference in the
payment of grants shall be given in terms of income, beginning with the lowest
income category of gross income and proceeding upward by category to the
highest gross income category.

An instructional
grant shall be paid to an eligible student through the institution in which the
student is enrolled, except that no instructional grant shall be paid to any
person serving a term of imprisonment. Applications for such grants shall be
made as prescribed by the chancellor, and such applications may be made in
conjunction with and upon the basis of information provided in conjunction with
student assistance programs funded by agencies of the United States government
or from financial resources of the institution of higher education. The
institution shall certify that the student applicant meets the requirements set
forth in divisions (A)(1)(b) and (c) of this section. Instructional grants
shall be provided to an eligible student only as long as the student is making
appropriate progress toward a nursing diploma or an associate or bachelor's
degree. No student shall be eligible to receive a grant for more than ten
semesters, fifteen quarters, or the equivalent of five academic years. A grant
made to an eligible student on the basis of less than full-time enrollment
shall be based on the number of credit hours for which the student is enrolled
and shall be computed in accordance with a formula adopted by the chancellor.
No student shall receive more than one grant on the basis of less than
full-time enrollment.

An instructional
grant shall not exceed the total instructional and general charges of the
institution.

(C)
The tables in this division prescribe the maximum grant amounts covering two
semesters, three quarters, or a comparable portion of one academic year. Grant
amounts for additional terms in the same academic year shall be determined
under division (D) of this section.

For a full-time
student who is a dependent and enrolled in a nonprofit educational institution
that is not a state-assisted institution and that has a certificate of
authorization issued pursuant to Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code, the amount
of the instructional grant for two semesters, three quarters, or a comparable
portion of the academic year shall be determined in accordance with the
following table:

Private
Institution

Table of
Grants

Maximum Grant
$5,466

Gross
Income

Number of
Dependents

1

2

3

4

5 or
more

$0 -
$15,000

$5,466

$5,466

$5,466

$5,466

$5,466

$15,001 -
$16,000

4,920

5,466

5,466

5,466

5,466

$16,001 -
$17,000

4,362

4,920

5,466

5,466

5,466

$17,001 -
$18,000

3,828

4,362

4,920

5,466

5,466

$18,001 -
$19,000

3,288

3,828

4,362

4,920

5,466

$19,001 -
$22,000

2,736

3,288

3,828

4,362

4,920

$22,001 -
$25,000

2,178

2,736

3,288

3,828

4,362

$25,001 -
$28,000

1,626

2,178

2,736

3,288

3,828

$28,001 -
$31,000

1,344

1,626

2,178

2,736

3,288

$31,001 -
$32,000

1,080

1,344

1,626

2,178

2,736

$32,001 -
$33,000

984

1,080

1,344

1,626

2,178

$33,001 -
$34,000

888

984

1,080

1,344

1,626

$34,001 -
$35,000

444

888

984

1,080

1,344

$35,001 -
$36,000

--

444

888

984

1,080

$36,001 -
$37,000

--

--

444

888

984

$37,001 -
$38,000

--

--

--

444

888

$38,001 -
$39,000

--

--

--

--

444

For a full-time
student who is financially independent and enrolled in a nonprofit educational
institution that is not a state-assisted institution and that has a certificate
of authorization issued pursuant to Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code, the
amount of the instructional grant for two semesters, three quarters, or a
comparable portion of the academic year shall be determined in accordance with
the following table:

Private
Institution

Table of
Grants

Maximum Grant
$5,466

Gross
Income

Number of
Dependents

0

1

2

3

4

5 or
more

$0 -
$4,800

$5,466

$5,466

$5,466

$5,466

$5,466

$5,466

$4,801 -
$5,300

4,920

5,466

5,466

5,466

5,466

5,466

$5,301 -
$5,800

4,362

5,196

5,466

5,466

5,466

5,466

$5,801 -
$6,300

3,828

4,914

5,196

5,466

5,466

5,466

$6,301 -
$6,800

3,288

4,650

4,914

5,196

5,466

5,466

$6,801 -
$7,300

2,736

4,380

4,650

4,914

5,196

5,466

$7,301 -
$8,300

2,178

4,104

4,380

4,650

4,914

5,196

$8,301 -
$9,300

1,626

3,822

4,104

4,380

4,650

4,914

$9,301 -
$10,300

1,344

3,546

3,822

4,104

4,380

4,650

$10,301 -
$11,800

1,080

3,408

3,546

3,822

4,104

4,380

$11,801 -
$13,300

984

3,276

3,408

3,546

3,822

4,104

$13,301 -
$14,800

888

3,228

3,276

3,408

3,546

3,822

$14,801 -
$16,300

444

2,904

3,228

3,276

3,408

3,546

$16,301 -
$19,300

--

2,136

2,628

2,952

3,276

3,408

$19,301 -
$22,300

--

1,368

1,866

2,358

2,676

3,000

$22,301 -
$25,300

--

1,092

1,368

1,866

2,358

2,676

$25,301 -
$30,300

--

816

1,092

1,368

1,866

2,358

$30,301 -
$35,300

--

492

540

672

816

1,314

For a full-time
student who is a dependent and enrolled in an educational institution that
holds a certificate of registration from the state board of career colleges and
schools or a private institution exempt from regulation under Chapter 3332. of
the Revised Code as prescribed in section
3333.046 of the Revised Code,
the amount of the instructional grant for two semesters, three quarters, or a
comparable portion of the academic year shall be determined in accordance with
the following table:

Career
Institution

Table of
Grants

Maximum Grant
$4,632

Gross
Income

Number of
Dependents

1

2

3

4

5 or
more

$0 -
$15,000

$4,632

$4,632

$4,632

$4,632

$4,632

$15,001 -
$16,000

4,182

4,632

4,632

4,632

4,632

$16,001 -
$17,000

3,684

4,182

4,632

4,632

4,632

$17,001 -
$18,000

3,222

3,684

4,182

4,632

4,632

$18,001 -
$19,000

2,790

3,222

3,684

4,182

4,632

$19,001 -
$22,000

2,292

2,790

3,222

3,684

4,182

$22,001 -
$25,000

1,854

2,292

2,790

3,222

3,684

$25,001 -
$28,000

1,416

1,854

2,292

2,790

3,222

$28,001 -
$31,000

1,134

1,416

1,854

2,292

2,790

$31,001 -
$32,000

906

1,134

1,416

1,854

2,292

$32,001 -
$33,000

852

906

1,134

1,416

1,854

$33,001 -
$34,000

750

852

906

1,134

1,416

$34,001 -
$35,000

372

750

852

906

1,134

$35,001 -
$36,000

--

372

750

852

906

$36,001 -
$37,000

--

--

372

750

852

$37,001 -
$38,000

--

--

--

372

750

$38,001 -
$39,000

--

--

--

--

372

For a full-time
student who is financially independent and enrolled in an educational
institution that holds a certificate of registration from the state board of
career colleges and schools or a private institution exempt from regulation
under Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code as prescribed in section
3333.046 of the Revised Code,
the amount of the instructional grant for two semesters, three quarters, or a
comparable portion of the academic year shall be determined in accordance with
the following table:

Career
Institution

Table of
Grants

Maximum Grant
$4,632

Gross
Income

Number of
Dependents

0

1

2

3

4

5 or
more

$0 -
$4,800

$4,632

$4,632

$4,632

$4,632

$4,632

$4,632

$4,801 -
$5,300

4,182

4,632

4,632

4,632

4,632

4,632

$5,301 -
$5,800

3,684

4,410

4,632

4,632

4,632

4,632

$5,801 -
$6,300

3,222

4,158

4,410

4,632

4,632

4,632

$6,301 -
$6,800

2,790

3,930

4,158

4,410

4,632

4,632

$6,801 -
$7,300

2,292

3,714

3,930

4,158

4,410

4,632

$7,301 -
$8,300

1,854

3,462

3,714

3,930

4,158

4,410

$8,301 -
$9,300

1,416

3,246

3,462

3,714

3,930

4,158

$9,301 -
$10,300

1,134

3,024

3,246

3,462

3,714

3,930

$10,301 -
$11,800

906

2,886

3,024

3,246

3,462

3,714

$11,801 -
$13,300

852

2,772

2,886

3,024

3,246

3,462

$13,301 -
$14,800

750

2,742

2,772

2,886

3,024

3,246

$14,801 -
$16,300

372

2,466

2,742

2,772

2,886

3,024

$16,301 -
$19,300

--

1,800

2,220

2,520

2,772

2,886

$19,301 -
$22,300

--

1,146

1,584

1,986

2,268

2,544

$22,301 -
$25,300

--

930

1,146

1,584

1,986

2,268

$25,301 -
$30,300

--

708

930

1,146

1,584

1,986

$30,301 -
$35,300

--

426

456

570

708

1,116

For a full-time
student who is a dependent and enrolled in a state-assisted educational
institution, the amount of the instructional grant for two semesters, three
quarters, or a comparable portion of the academic year shall be determined in
accordance with the following table:

Public
Institution

Table of
Grants

Maximum Grant
$2,190

Gross
Income

Number of
Dependents

1

2

3

4

5 or
more

$0 -
$15,000

$2,190

$2,190

$2,190

$2,190

$2,190

$15,001 -
$16,000

1,974

2,190

2,190

2,190

2,190

$16,001 -
$17,000

1,740

1,974

2,190

2,190

2,190

$17,001 -
$18,000

1,542

1,740

1,974

2,190

2,190

$18,001 -
$19,000

1,320

1,542

1,740

1,974

2,190

$19,001 -
$22,000

1,080

1,320

1,542

1,740

1,974

$22,001 -
$25,000

864

1,080

1,320

1,542

1,740

$25,001 -
$28,000

648

864

1,080

1,320

1,542

$28,001 -
$31,000

522

648

864

1,080

1,320

$31,001 -
$32,000

420

522

648

864

1,080

$32,001 -
$33,000

384

420

522

648

864

$33,001 -
$34,000

354

384

420

522

648

$34,001 -
$35,000

174

354

384

420

522

$35,001 -
$36,000

--

174

354

384

420

$36,001 -
$37,000

--

--

174

354

384

$37,001 -
$38,000

--

--

--

174

354

$38,001 -
$39,000

--

--

--

--

174

For a full-time
student who is financially independent and enrolled in a state-assisted
educational institution, the amount of the instructional grant for two
semesters, three quarters, or a comparable portion of the academic year shall
be determined in accordance with the following table:

Public
Institution

Table of
Grants

Maximum Grant
$2,190

Gross
Income

Number of
Dependents

0

1

2

3

4

5 or
more

$0 -
$4,800

$2,190

$2,190

$2,190

$2,190

$2,190

$2,190

$4,801 -
$5,300

1,974

2,190

2,190

2,190

2,190

2,190

$5,301 -
$5,800

1,740

2,082

2,190

2,190

2,190

2,190

$5,801 -
$6,300

1,542

1,968

2,082

2,190

2,190

2,190

$6,301 -
$6,800

1,320

1,866

1,968

2,082

2,190

2,190

$6,801 -
$7,300

1,080

1,758

1,866

1,968

2,082

2,190

$7,301 -
$8,300

864

1,638

1,758

1,866

1,968

2,082

$8,301 -
$9,300

648

1,530

1,638

1,758

1,866

1,968

$9,301 -
$10,300

522

1,422

1,530

1,638

1,758

1,866

$10,301 -
$11,800

420

1,356

1,422

1,530

1,638

1,758

$11,801 -
$13,300

384

1,308

1,356

1,422

1,530

1,638

$13,301 -
$14,800

354

1,290

1,308

1,356

1,422

1,530

$14,801 -
$16,300

174

1,164

1,290

1,308

1,356

1,422

$16,301 -
$19,300

--

858

1,050

1,182

1,308

1,356

$19,301 -
$22,300

--

540

750

948

1,062

1,200

$22,301 -
$25,300

--

432

540

750

948

1,062

$25,301 -
$30,300

--

324

432

540

750

948

$30,301 -
$35,300

--

192

210

264

324

522

(D)
For a
full-time student enrolled in an eligible institution for a semester or quarter
in addition to the portion of the academic year covered by a grant determined
under division (C) of this section, the maximum grant amount shall be a
percentage of the maximum prescribed in the applicable table of that division.
The maximum grant for a fourth quarter shall be one-third of the maximum amount
prescribed under that division. The maximum grant for a third semester shall be
one-half of the maximum amount prescribed under that division.

(E)
No grant shall be made to any student in a course of study in theology,
religion, or other field of preparation for a religious profession unless such
course of study leads to an accredited bachelor of arts, bachelor of science,
associate of arts, or associate of science degree.

(1)
Except as provided in division (F)(2) of this section, no grant shall be made
to any student for enrollment during a fiscal year in an institution with a
cohort default rate determined by the United States secretary of education
pursuant to the "Higher Education Amendments of 1986," 100 Stat. 1278, 1408,
20 U.S.C.A.
1085, as amended, as of the fifteenth day of
June preceding the fiscal year, equal to or greater than thirty per cent for
each of the preceding two fiscal years.

(a)
Any student enrolled in an institution that under the federal law appeals its
loss of eligibility for federal financial aid and the United States secretary
of education determines its cohort default rate after recalculation is lower
than the rate specified in division (F)(1) of this section or the secretary
determines due to mitigating circumstances the institution may continue to
participate in federal financial aid programs. The chancellor shall adopt rules
requiring institutions to provide information regarding an appeal to the
chancellor.

(b)
Any
student who has previously received a grant under this section who meets all
other requirements of this section.

(3)
The chancellor shall adopt rules for the notification of all institutions whose
students will be ineligible to participate in the grant program pursuant to
division (F)(1) of this section.

(4)
A student's attendance at an institution whose students lose eligibility for
grants under division (F)(1) of this section shall not affect that student's
eligibility to receive a grant when enrolled in another institution.

(G)
Institutions of higher education that enroll students receiving instructional
grants under this section shall report to the chancellor all students who have
received instructional grants but are no longer eligible for all or part of
such grants and shall refund any moneys due the state within thirty days after
the beginning of the quarter or term immediately following the quarter or term
in which the student was no longer eligible to receive all or part of the
student's grant. There shall be an interest charge of one per cent per month on
all moneys due and payable after such thirty-day period. The chancellor shall
immediately notify the office of budget and management and the legislative
service commission of all refunds so received.